Our founder Ellie, discovered her passion for movement and music at a young age, falling in love with the art of dance as a child having always hoped to have a studio of her own some day, expressing her dreams as early as Elementary School. By the time she was 16, she was assisting classes and learning that her greatest joy wasn’t just in dancing — it was in teaching. Helping students grow, build confidence, and express themselves through dance. It quickly became her true calling.
Since those early days as a teaching assistant, she held onto her dream: to one day open a studio of her own — a place where dancers of all ages and backgrounds and abilities could feel inspired, supported, and celebrated. Today, that dream is a reality.
Our studio was built on the belief that dance is for everyone. Whether you’re stepping into your first class or training at an advanced level, we’re here to guide you, challenge you, and cheer you on every step of the way.
Welcome to our dance family — we can’t wait to see you shine.
Faculty
Ellie House
Owner + Artistic Director
Instructor
Ellie graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Performance and Choreography, and a Minor in Pilates; studying under Louis Kavouras of Erik Hawkins Dance, Margot Mink Colbert of Julliard and Dolly Kelepecz of Los Angeles Ballet among other guest teachers and choreographers. She was privileged to be a part of the Scarlet Dance Line while attending college where she cheered on the UNLV Football team and UNLV Basketball team. Ellie also had the opportunity to perform a Pilates internship with UNLV in Fugisawa, Japan where she expanded her knowledge. Ellie’s style focuses on increased flexibility, muscle strength and tone and muscular control and balance.
After graduating college, Ellie began working locally for multiple dance studios as a Teacher, Choreographer and Competition Team Director and is certified in Aerial Silks and Acrobatic Arts.
Ellie began dancing locally at age three, and has studied Ballet, Pointe, Tap, Jazz, Lyrical, Contemporary, Modern, and Hip Hop. She was a competitive dancer for six years in groups and solos, in various dance genres.
Inspired by Ballet Master Mr. Roman Zinovyev, she began focusing on ballet; studying at Olympic Ballet, Emerald Ballet and attending Los Angeles Ballet Summer Intensive. She has performed in well-known ballets such as Nutcracker, Gisselle and Paquita and has competed in the Youth America Grand Prix Ballet Competition. Ellie began teaching dance at age sixteen and enjoys sharing her love for dance with her students.
When not at the studio, Ellie also works for Platinum National Dance Competition, Touring with Platinum gives her behind-the-scenes experience with a major dance competition.
Fun Fact: Ellie is obsessed with Monsters, Inc.
Jody House
Executive Director
Jody has a deep love for dance and a passion for supporting each child’s journey in the dance world. She provides a welcoming, supportive environment where students can explore their passion, develop their skills, and build confidence both inside and outside the studio. As a former dance mom, she understands fostering a sense of family among the students, parents, and instructors. Jody is passionate about helping young dancers reach their full potential and creating a space where creativity, discipline, and fun come together. You can often find Jody cheering from the sidelines or helping create memorable dance experiences for each dancer.
Fun Fact: Jody’s favorite food is the potato and she loves the Muppets.
Abby Moynihan
Instructor
Abby began dancing at the age of three. She spent 13 years training in Massachusetts where she found her love for dance. While there she was given the opportunity to become an assistant teacher. Abby has trained in multiple styles of dance including Tap, Ballet, Jazz, Modern, and Contemporary and is certified in Acrobatic Arts.
She competed locally in Massachusetts for 10 years before moving to Arizona where she continued training and competing until graduating high school. She continued her education at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Performance and Choreography. UNLV strengthened her technical foundation and she found a passion for choreography. She has continued her training by attending various workshops and festivals including the Phoenix Tap Fest and dance educator conferences.
Fun fact: Abby’s favorite animal is the penguin and she loves to bake in her free time.
Liz Barth
Instructor
Liz was born and raised in Western Washington. She began dancing at age 4. Growing up as a competitive dancer, she has trained in Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Lyrical, Contemporary, Hip-Hop, Acro, Modern, Musical Theater, and has even dabbled in Bollywood, Ballroom and Irish. Liz has performed with the tap company Tap 24.7 in Seattle, Washington. She also performed with her high school crew in Hip-Hop shows around Western Washington. At age 16 she started her teaching career and immediately fell in love with teaching dance. Her goal is to help her students grow into amazing, safe dancers and well rounded and kind humans. Currently a college student studying biology and physical sciences, Liz approaches dance from a scientific view in hopes of preventing injuries with her students and extending their dance careers. Liz has been certified under Relative Motion Teaching Certification and is and is certified in Aerial Arts. Liz has choreographed multiple group and solo dances for regional competitions that have had high scores and Tap Choreography awards. She has continued her dance education by attending dance educator conferences and workshops both regionally and nationally. She is excited to share her love of dance and inspire the same for her students!
Fun Fact: Liz has a pet Betta fish named Moon Supreme, and he has three shrimp roommates, all named Bryan, Brian and Bryon.
Mackenzie Brown
Instructor
Mackenzie comes from a long line of musical theatre performers so it only made sense for her to follow suit. She studied dance, voice and acting throughout her childhood and continued her training with a 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐞 at Central Washington University.
Throughout that time, she performed in many productions across the state and on an international tour through Bulgaria and Italy. She moved to Mount Vernon, WA to continue performing as Cinderella and Evil Queen with Enchanting Events and had a blast acting for corporate events and birthday parties almost every weekend.
She has always loved to teach as well as perform and was the theatre teacher at Gabriel's Art Kids in Bellingham, WA for ages 2-12. There she taught classes as well as wrote and produced winter programs and end of the year plays.
Some of her favorite roles on stage include Lily in "The Secret Garden", Rapunzel in "Into the Woods", Johanna in "Sweeney Todd", Vivienne Kensington in "Legally Blonde", and Truly Scrumptious in "Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang".